Assessment questions

The order of adjectives

Fill in the blacks using adjectives given in the brackets in their correct order.

1. The mayor has just bought a ______ (sleek, brand new) car. 

2. When tou go to new york city, we were amazed to see ______ (round, magnificient, siver) building. 

3. Ndoti has bought a _____ (brown, smart, silk) dreees.

4. You need to wear _____ (cotton, heavy, dark coloured) jacket during the cold seasons.

5. When I visited Jivanjee Gardens, I was suprised to see the ______ (gigantic, metalic, brown) chair. 

6. I feel rather hot and I will need to take a ______ (cold, refreshing) soda to cool myself down. 

7. The chief was sitting on an _____ (wooden, round, brown, expensive) stool.

8. Should you caome to school in that ______ (woollen, dirty, baggy, green) sweater?

9. The athlete was awarded with a _____ (green, circular, big, beautiful) garland when she won the steeplechase

10. The chief was sitting on an ______ (wooden, round, brown, expensive) stool.

11. Maina bought a ______ (metallic, small, brown, expensive) handset from local shop.

12. The headmaster wore a ______ (woollen, smart, expensive, new) suit that marched his tie.

13. She is fond of reading that ______ (yellow, small, black,kiswahili) book.

14. Who has drawn these _____ (red and black, beautiful, concentric) circle on the wall?

15. The lady purchased a _____ (beautiful, expensive, round, golden) ring for her wedding day.

16. He has decided to cover the floor with a _____ (striped, expensive, beautiful, rectangular) carpet.

17. The poor child was born in an _____ (small, round, mud, old)hut near the edge of the forest.

18. Shakira was a _____ (beautiful, popular, Indian, learning) musician who sang very many songs.

19. When my mother was taking me to a boarding school, she bought me a _____ (blue, large, strong, plastic) bucket to use when washing clothes.

Comparative and superlative adjective

Fill the blanks with the correct form of the adjective in brackets

1. Wakiihuri is the ______ (fast) runner ever to participate in the Olympic Games.

2. According to stories, the hare is said to be the _____ (cunning) of all the animals in the bush.

3. Football is the _____ (enjoy) game to watch. I never sleep whenever two strong teams are in the field.

4. She used ______ (little) time than the girl who broke the world recordin the marathon.

 

Change the following statements into negative

1. Animals can only survive if there is oxygen in the atmosphere.

2. She has to report the matter to the head teacher every time she notes a strange behaviour in the students

3. There is evidence that there are people called Martians presently living on planet Mars.

4. Most of our depend on hidden energy and strength that originates from inside us.

5. A very large number of people is convinced that they can achieve many goals on their own.

 

Change the following statements into positive

1. This saying does not say that charity begins at home.

2. We cannot achieve the millennium development goals with the current trend of corruption.

3. We do not have to trust anybody in this country because almost everyone is corrupt.

4. The bell to resume classes has not yet gone.

5. The colour of the sky does not appear blue in our eyes.